Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-01-28

Last Spring his mother died and was buried in
New York, and last Christmas while talking
over bringing his sons remains home from
Rockbridge, the father himself fell dead. Last
week a son-in-law arrived at the Alum
Springs, disinterred the young mans remains,
and took them home after 80 years, to be
buried with his father and mother.
Mr.. J. G. Clayborn Of Pocahontas county,
". Va, was at the capital, Charleston, Ka-
naEha, January 18th, as candidate for door
keeper of the House of Delegates. He was
defeated. He went back to the St. Albert
Hotel penned letter to a friend at home
saying 'When you get this will be dead, "
and went to his room. Mr. Peyton, the clerk,
followed in time to see him swallow dose of
morphine Physicians were called and Mr..
Clayborn is re covering.
Hon. John W. Daniel, Gen. Loring of Mas.
sachusetts, and Senator Riddleberger will be
among the invited guests who will be present
on the 31st inst, to participate in the centen
NAL celebration of fredericksburg Lodge No.
4 A. F. & A. NJ.
Geo. NJ Balm, Jr., Cashier of the late Ma
tional Exchange Bank at Norfolk, the entire
assets of which he and his friends used up,
was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary
by Judge Bond last week. His counsel has
applied to the q. s. Supreme Court for writ
of habeas corpus, and Judge B. ordered that
the prisoner be kept at a hotel instead of a
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KHs largest amount off iron was shipped
from Low-Moor furnace last week that has
ever been shipped in the same length of time.
Something like 25, 900 tons being shipped -
Work on the new furnace is progressing rap
idly
John Glenn of Baltimore, small creditor
of the National Express and Transportation
Company (Which was organized in Staunton
1865 and became insolvent in 1861 who by
purchase has become the largest creditor, has
brought suit in the Federal and State courts
of New York city against the New York stock
holders to compel them to pay up their I'M
paid shares $50 per cent? in the company
They contend that Glenn is barred by the
5tttbuGo VI llulIthVlOus Liz lfU NEW 1OTK
stockholders hold 70, 400 shares. The suits
aggregate $1,000, 600 The largest holders
are Vanderpoel & Green, W. H. Webb and
G.. Hilton Scribner.
Preston Valentine, colored, who was arres-
ted at the Low-Moor works in Allegheny
county last summer, for the assassination and
robbery of VIM. Vales a Waterman at Angus
ia, Ga, in 1884, was hanged in Augusta last
Friday. The evidence was wholly circum
stantial, but after the Court of Appeals OF
Georgia refused his appeal the condemned
man made full confession. On the scaffold
he repeated his confession and in rambling
talk said he had made peace with God and
expected to 60 to heaven.
The new State lunatic asylum at Marion
Va, will be opened March LIST, to receive pa
tents. 1t has four-story frontage of 34s
feet in extent and two three-story wings 1OE
feet long. II cost $3.50, 900 and will accom-
modate $50 patients. 1t is built in modern
style with tiled floor, rotunda, slate stairways
steam heating, electric lights, and each de
partment is shut off from the other by fire
proof iron doors. The water is brought two
miles and the flow is 400, 900 gallons a day
The competition for election to its Officer
when opened, is said to be very active.
At a magistrates examination at Tazwell G
H, Va, of charge of arson, Col. May, coun
sci for the defendant, received a note from w
G.. Baldwin, an Insurance Agent, one Of
the witnesses. threatening to hold him respon-
sible if he criticised the evidence he had given
May handed the note to the magistrates an6
went on in his argument to bitterly attack
Baldwins evidence. Baldwin, who was in the
courtroom fred at him and May returned the
fire. Several shots were fired, one by D. O
Baldwin, the assailant's brother, and the fol.
lowing persons were wounded-Col May in
the leg, Rev. e. II. Tilling in the head Capt.
A. J. Tines in the arm, Jno. Fl. Witten, front
teeth shot out, and VIM. Barnett in the head.
Col. May stood at the bar after the firing and
madea brief concluding speech for his client
and was carried to his home. The client was
discharged. It is stated that much indigna-
ton prevails against the Baldwins.
In June next, Emory and Henry College OF
Va, will celebrate its semi-centennial Hon.
John Goode will address the Alumni, Rev. Sam
W. Small, sold ST." the evangelist, will
preach the sermon before the Y. M. G. Asso-
citation, Rev. Z. S. Adams, D. D., of Miss,
is the poet laureate, Bishop Hargrove of the
M. E. Church, South, will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon, and Secretary Lamar will de-
liver the literary address.
The Richmond military sent to quiet the
disturbance at Newport News among the long
shoremen are back. The privates get ST. per
day for service and the officers are paid for
the three days of service at the following rates
of salary per year-general, $500; major,
$4,000; captains, 81 800, and ieutenants ST.
600.
Maj. A r. Venable has been elected Score
tary Of the State Agricultural Society vice
Geo. W. Mayo, the incumbent, who was with
drawn from nomination, he not having tim
to give the Office his whole time. The Exec
utive Committee resolved that the rules pro-
hibiting gambling and games of chance be
rigidly enforced.
Gov. Fitz Lee, who is attending the ice
carnival at st. Paul, Minnesota, was rendered
a banquet by the Magnolia and Opossum
clubs of that city on Monday night. One of
the speakers, Mr.. E. V. Smalley, responding
to the toast "The New Northwest" said all
that remained of the great struggle was the
memory of the courage and ideal devotion to
duty it called forth. His toast to the descen-
dant of Light Horse Harry, was drank stand
ing with hearty cheers. Gov. Lee replied to
the toast 1.-THE New South"
Ann Smith, who had ticket in her pocket
for Staunton, Va, died of consumption on
the Kansas Pacific train near Topeka, Kansas
few days ago. She was from Abilene in